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New Impreza WRX STI Sedan and Impreza XV in Japan by JunePOSTED BY VINCENT VAN ON MAY - 28 - 2010

Subaru has confirmed that the new Impreza WRX STI sedan and Impreza XV cars will go on sale in Japan by this June. Both cars were debuted separately at the Geneva Motor Show in March and at the New York Auto Show in April.

It is likely that the WRX STI sedan will use the same 2.5-liter turbocharged boxer engine with output of 265 horsepower. And the Impreza XV will likely get either a 2.0-liter turbocharged boxer or a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel boxer engine. The gas engine is available with either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission.

its like a short version of the outback or longer version of the impreza with a bit of fx35 flare~

I like the XV, except for the wheels/tires and the clear tail lights. Throw on some 8.5" wide wheels and 245mm rubber, tint the tail lights, that is something I'd go for as a DD... Being a 2.0L tubo diesel that means its probably packing upwards of 255lb-ft of twisting force too, so its not going to be a slouch at the stoplights like the NA Impreza. Sure looks better than the new Legacy wagon too!

Ya know... I've been thinking about this for a while: I wonder how the people of Japan feel about the new STI and the 08-10 WRX's... All we hear is American rambling here on NASIOC.

I'm sure there are some similar feelings with the new STI. However, since they don't sell the WRX in Japan, their 2.0GT provided enough gap/differences with the STI, that they probably don't complain on "how close the WRX performs to the STI" like here in the U.S.